import logging import sys # Logger setup logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logger.setLevel(logging.INFO) stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler() logger.addHandler(stream_handler) def main(): output = 0 logger.debug("Init output with value: " + str(output)) with open("input.txt", "r") as input: for line in input: line = line.strip() output += findHighestPair(line) logger.info("Output: " + str(output)) # print(findHighestPair("818181911112111")) # Should return 5 def findHighestPair(x): i1 = findHighestNumberIndex(x[:len(x) - 1]) # print(i1) i2 = findHighestNumberIndex(x[i1 + 1:]) # print(i2) # print("Highest pair in " + x + " : " + x[i1] + x[i1 + 1 + i2]) return int(x[i1] + x[i1 + 1 + i2]) def findHighestNumberIndex(x): logger.debug("findHighestNumberIndex(" + x + ")") highest = 0 index = -1 for i in range(len(x)): val = int(x[i]) if(val > highest): highest = val index = i if(highest == 9): break return index if __name__ == "__main__": main()